📍 3555 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, 30044
Richards Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. The school has 1,986 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gwinnett County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 127.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richards Middle School enrolls 1,986 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 127.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 7.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,111 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 579 | 29% |
| Asian | 147 | 7.4% |
| White | 97 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,587 of the school's 1,986 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,303 qualify for free lunch and 284 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richards Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 107.
Richards Middle School is one of 140 schools in Gwinnett County, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The district serves 182,518 students district-wide and employs 12,254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,986 students, Richards Middle School is larger than the district average of about 1,304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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